America's Next Top Model host and talk show host Tyra Banks organized a coat donation drive for the youth at Covenant House New York.  We are always looking for winter/rain coats, boots and other outerware at this time of ... Read more

Today I answered a phone call from a young woman who was looking to speak to our program staff. She was working on organizing a series of speakers to talk about resources for at risk and street youth to youth ... Read more

TD Waterhouse Private Investment Advice to host Gala for second year This gala event will kick-off or "30 days for 30 nights" campaign which aims to raise enough money to cover the cost of running our shelter for the entire ... Read more

Click here for todays' Vancouver Courier article.  Opening up your home to a stranger may seem like a "strange" thing to do but the thought of meeting someone new, perhaps from a far destination, is appealing to me.  I love ... Read more

Once a month, our crisis shelter Manager, Paul McClelland, appears on the Christy Clark Show on CKNW to discuss parenting issues.  Catch October 14th's show, on CKNW's podcast, hour 2.   Once a month, our crisis shelter Manager, Paul McClelland, ... Read more

The Domino Effect "If one falls we all fall," a black and white themed fundraiser, is aimed at celebrating local and international organizations that have helped youth off the streets and out of poverty. It's a time for our community ... Read more

This is a story about Peter, a tall young man with blonde hair, blue eyes and a heart made of gentleness and gold. He's the one that would open the door for you if your hands were full or help ... Read more

Today was one of those days when I am reminded of why I work at Covenant House. I was opening the mail and we had received a letter and donation from a grandmother of a youth we are working with; ... Read more

There has been much bantering in Hollywood over the fate of film maker Roman Polanski who drugged and raped a 13 year old girl in 1977. Polanski has until now avoided prosecution, having fled the United States, but was recently arrested ... Read more

One of our original Rights of Passage (ROP) residents contacted us by email 6 years after his stay with us: "I'm in Toronto, doing very well, finishing a double Honors at York University in English and Creative Writing. ROP had ... Read more